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Host-Parasite Relationship of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae and Argasidae) and Feral Pigs (Sus scrofa) in the Nhecolândia Region of the Pantanal Wetlands in Mato Grosso do Sul

Table 2

Prevalence (P), mean abundance (MA), and mean intensity of Amblyomma cajennense and A. parvum parasites feeding on Sus scrofa from and in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Possible differences are tested with Fisher’s exact test (prevalence) and Student’s t-test (mean intensity).
ParasitesWet seasonDry seasonDifferences
P%MA ± SDMI ± SDP%MA ± SDMI ± SDP t
A. cajennense ♂65.22.13 ± 2.673.27 ± 2.6995.25.67 ± 4.985.95 ± 4.940.022.89*
A. cajennense ♀95.73.39 ± 2.523.55 ± 2.4685.72.81 ± 1.943.28 ± 1.670.330.86
A. parvum ♂———14.31.16 ± 2.672.67 ± 2.08——
A. parvum ♀130.17 ± 0.491.33 ± 0.579.50.19 ± 0.682 ± 1.411−0.09
 *Significance level of P < 0.05; ♀: female; ♂: male.